Help please

[Peduk]

Hi
New to birdwatching, have taken two photo,s of them but not sure what they are,

were can i post to get some feedback, havent posted on here the pictures yet as not sure if i can for identification.
hope this not to stupid question
regards
steve

[Wild-Woman]

Post away Steve. We like a bit of bird spotting! Welcome to the site by the way. ww

[Peduk]

thanks, thick here , you mean i can post on this message board or must it be gallery to get names
sry
cheers
steve

[glsammy]

If your not sure what they are, post them to either the Forum or the unidentified Galleries. If you post there, you can link them to a Forum post to id them.

[Peduk]

these are birds for id please, thanks

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[wildone]

Hi Peduk and welcome to WAB. The first bird looks rather like a Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa. Not sure what the other one is. Might help if you say where they were taken and when.

[eeyore]

the second one might be a grey plover - there again it might not be , my wading bird id is like my dancing - more enthusiasm than skill

[Alan]

1) Black-tailed Godwit

2) Redshank

Alan

[Peduk]

Taken at Titchwell Marshes in Norfolk, thanks for the id much appriciated
regards
steve

[JeffH]

I'd say Alan's spot on.

Jeff

[Rainbowmum]

Yup, agreeing with Alan

[chunkychambers]

Originally Posted by Alan

1) Black-tailed Godwit

2) Redshank

Alan

WossonAl.....I agree with BlackTG but I think second bird may be Spotted Redshank....

The bill looks longer than Redshank and there's a white stripe above the eye, also Redshanks stick to the waters edge I've never seen one wade out to it's belly, whereas SR will actually swim and upturn ducklike

Paul

[Deer Stalker]

Dunno whether thats an eye stripe or a just a patch over its eye.
It does look greyer than a Redshank.

[Alan]

Although the above bird is viewed at an angle, the bill is the approx the same length as the head. Spotted Redshank (SR) would have a bill at least one and a half times longer than the head. The base of the bill on this bird is also orange on both upper and lower mandibles, whereas on SR it would be orange on lower only.

The eye ring/stripe can be too variable to discern the species.

In winter plumage the SR is very grey with a very white belly, and on an adult not many spots – despite its name! Redshanks are much browner in winter than SR’s and can be very spotted, which matches the above bird.

The behaviour of Redshank is almost the same as SR, but indeed SR’s will ‘dunk’ or turn-up. This bird is just deep wading though.

Still a Redshank for me.

Alan